Strokes of genius

A colourful series delves into the stories behind the world's most famous paintings

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How did Leonardo da Vinci paint his epic work The Last Supper, and what's the true story behind Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night? Sky Arts' new six-part series Beyond the Brush answers all those questions as art historians James Payne and Siân Walters put some of the world's most famous artworks under the microscope.

EMOTION ON CANVAS

This week's double bill kicks off with an exploration of Edvard Munch's deeply introspective work The Scream, which the Norwegian artist painted in 1893 after experiencing a wave of anxiety and trying to capture that on canvas.